Ratibořice Castle, Česká Skalice

Name: Ratibořice Castle
Address: Ratiborice 1, Česká Skalice, 552 03, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 491 452 123

#1 among attractions in Česká Skalice

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles, Baroque architecture

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Ratibořice Château is a chateau in Ratibořice village in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It stands on an elevated plain below which valley in the bend of the Úpa river widens. Together with Babiččino údolí, situated between Česká Skalice and Havlovice, it offers the Baroque architecture and Bohemian landscape, ranking among the best-known and most-frequented places in East Bohemia. They have become well known to the general public thanks to Babička, the most famous work of the writer Božena Němcová. ()

Local name: Ratibořice Opened: 1708 (316 years ago)Architectural style: EmpireCoordinates: 50°24'54"N, 16°3'9"E

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Ratiborice 1Česká Skalice 552 03 Czech Republic

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+420 491 452 123

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Ratibořice Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Josefov Fortress, Jírova hill, Rozkoš Lake, Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice.

7.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Josefov Fortress
192 min walk • Josefov Fortress is a large historic defence complex of 18th-century military architecture in Jaroměř in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It was built between 1780 and 1787.
7.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jírova hill
188 min walk • Jírova mountain is a mountain situated between the villages of Zbečník, Rokytník and Velký Dřevíč, approximately 1 km northwest from the centre of the town Hronov, Czech Republic. The eastern slope of the hill is very steep. The whole hill is covered mainly by coniferous forest and meadows.
2.7 miS
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Rozkoš Lake
68 min walk • Rozkoš Lake is a reservoir located in the northern part of the Czech Republic, located close to the town of Česká Skalice.
1.5 miSW
Museum, Fashion museum
Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice, Česká Skalice
39 min walk • The textile museum in Česká Skalice is the only Czech museum specialized in the history of textile production. Its displays and collections represent a unique body of work reflecting the development of textile industry, especially cloth printing, in the Czech Republic and abroad.
6.5 miSE
50°20'38"N • 16°8'59"E
Zámek Nové Město nad Metují, Nové Město nad Metují
166 min walk • Historical place, History museum, Forts and castles
4.8 miE
Forts and castles
Chateau Náchod, Náchod
123 min walk • Náchod is a castle converted into a chateau in the town of the same name in the Hradec Králové Region. From its foundation in the middle of the 13th century until 1945 it was the main seat of the owners of the Náchod estate.
7.4 miSW
50°20'17"N • 15°56'11"E
Ravelin No. XIV, Jaroměř
189 min walk • Event space, City wall
0.6 miNW
Park
NPP Babiččino údolí, Žernov
17 min walk • Babičino údolí - a protected area and a national monument to nature and culture in the Nachodzki poviat in the Czech Republic. Babičino údolí is the valley of the Upa river north of Česka Skalice near the palace in Ratibo. The name comes from the novel by Božena Němcova Grandma, whose action, the author placed here.
4.4 miW
Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery
113 min walk • The Jewish cemetery is located in Velké Bukovina in the Náchod district. It belongs to the Jewish community in Prague and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
6.6 miSE
50°20'37"N • 16°9'8"E
Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice, Nové Město nad Metují
169 min walk • Church
6.6 miSE
50°20'39"N • 16°9'5"E
Mariánský sloup, Nové Město nad Metují
167 min walk • Monuments and statues